doi:10.7916/je27-qq46[Document, 1788 April 17]Jay, Sarah LivingstoncorrespondencetextUnited States--History--1783-1865Jay, John, 1745-1829On Monday, General Clarkson asked if he could borrow a sword, as the rioters were on their way to jail to free the prisoners and to tear in pieces the doctors confined there. Mr. Jay went as well, and someone threw a stone and hit him in the forehead, knocking him to the ground. He is better now and is pronounced out of danger, although in low spirits. The same evening a woman named Ludlum asked to be hired. Wrote an inquiry to her former employer Mrs. Chandler but has not heard back; can her mother inquire if she is honest and industrious? Upset that mother troubled by colic.